Speaker holder

ABSTRACT

A speaker holder includes a base with a blocking portion, a restraining plate, and two flanges extending form a same side of the base. The restraining plate is separated from the blocking portion. The restraining plate has an inward restraining tab at an end of the restraining plate remote from the base. The blocking portion, the restraining plate, and the two flanges cooperatively form a receiving space for receiving and restraining the speaker on the base. The speaker can be directly inserted into the receiving space and more easily and firmly fixed therein utilizing the restraining tap of the restraining plate. Therefore, time spent to assemble the speaker is less than the conventional method.

RELATED FIELD

The present invention relates to a speaker holder, and more particularly, to a speaker holder which easily and firmly secures a speaker to an enclosure.

BACKGROUND

Conventionally, a speaker is fixed to a housing of an electronic device, such as a computer, a projector, and the like, via a number of screws. However, the assembly of the screws is manually finished. Manually mounting and tightening the screws to the housing is time-consuming and inefficient.

It is desired to provide a speaker holder which can overcome the above-described deficiency.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the present invention, a holder for securing a speaker includes a base with a blocking portion, a restraining plate, and two flanges extending from a same side of the base. The restraining plate is separated from the blocking portion. The restraining plate has an inward restraining tab defined at an end of the restraining plate remote from the base. The blocking portion, the restraining plate, and the two flanges cooperatively form a receiving space for receiving and restraining the speaker on the base.

Other novel features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention is described in detail hereinafter, by way of example and description of preferred and exemplary embodiments thereof and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a speaker holder in accordance with the present embodiment; and

FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, but further comprising a speaker held in the speaker holder.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

A detailed explanation of a speaker holder according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be made with reference to the drawings attached hereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2, a speaker holder in accordance with the exemplary embodiment is shown. The speaker holder includes a base 10, a blocking portion 11 extending from the base 10, a restraining plate 12 extending from the base 10 and separate from the blocking portion 11, and two flanges 13, 14.

It should be noted that a speaker 20, as shown in FIG. 2, is presented only as an example to explain configurations and working principles of the speaker holder. The speaker 20 includes a panel 21 and a body 22 connected to the panel 21. In the present embodiment, the panel 21 is a rectangular plate, and the body 22 is a cylinder.

The base 10 can be a portion of an enclosure, such as a computer enclosure, a projector enclosure, and the like. Understandably, the base 10 can be an independent element connected to the enclosure before installation of the speaker 20 to the speaker holder, by any conventional method, such as screwing, welding, and the like.

The blocking portion 11 is nearer one side of the base 10 and configured for blocking the panel 21 of the speaker 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the blocking portion 11 includes two separated plates extending perpendicularly and separately from the base 10 so as to bare a portion of the panel 21 of the speaker 20.

The restraining plate 12 may be a resilient plate configured for restraining the body 22 of the speaker 20 in cooperation with the blocking portion 11. The restraining plate 12 is nearer an opposite side of the base 10 and includes a main body 121 perpendicularly extending from the base 10, and an inward restraining tab 122 defined at a top end of the restraining plate 12. A distance between the blocking portion 11 and the restraining plate 121 is substantially equal to a length of the speaker 20 along an axis of the speaker 20 so as to tightly restrain the speaker 20 in the y-direction along the axis of the speaker 20. The restraining tab 122 is configured for abutting the body 22 of the speaker 21. A distance between the restraining tab 122 and the base 10 is substantially equal to a diameter of the body 22 of the speaker 20 so that the restraining tab 122 and the base 10 sandwich the body 22 therebetween in the x-direction perpendicular to the y-direction. Therefore, the speaker 20 is fixed in the x, y-directions by cooperation of the blocking portion 11, the restraining plate 12, and the restraining tab 122 of the restraining plate 12.

In the present embodiment, in order to improve the strength of the restraining plate 12, a reinforcing plate 123 can be disposed on a backside of the restraining plate 12, for added strength in restraining the speaker 20 in the y-direction in cooperation with the blocking portion 11.

The flanges 13, 14 extend from the base 10. A distance between the flanges 13, 14 are approximately substantially equal to a dimension of the panel 21 or the diameter of the body 22. In the present embodiment, the distance between the flanges 13, 14 is equal to the dimension of the panel 21 so as to tightly restrain the panel 21 in the z-direction perpendicular to the x, y-directions. It can be appreciated that the flanges 13, 14 can be integrally formed with the blocking portion 11, for improving the strength of the blocking portion 11 and the flanges 13, 14 if needed.

As described above, the flanges 13, 14, the blocking portion 11, and the restraining plate 12 together form a receiving space 15 for engagingly receiving and restraining the speaker 20 on the base 10. For assembling of the speaker 20 to the holder, as shown in FIG. 2, the speaker 20 is pressed downwardly until it is received in the receiving space 15. The speaker 20 is thus embraced by the blocking portion 11, the restraining plate 12, the two flanges 13, 14, and the restraining tap 121 of the restraining plate 12.

As a result, the speaker 20 can be directly inserted into the receiving space 15 and firmly fixed therein utilizing the speaker holder. Therefore, the time spent to assemble the speaker is less than the conventional method.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is intended to illustrate rather than limit the invention. Variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the scope of the invention. 

1. A holder for securing a speaker thereto, comprising: a base with a blocking portion, a restraining plate, two flanges extending from a same side of the base, the restraining plate having an inward restraining tab defined at an end of the restraining plate remote from the base, wherein the blocking portion, the restraining plate, the flanges, and the restraining tab of the restraining plate cooperatively form a receiving space for receiving and restraining the speaker on the base.
 2. The holder as recited in claim 1, wherein the restraining tab is parallel to the base of the holder for abutting a top surface of the speaker.
 3. The holder as recited in claim 1, wherein the restraining plate is a resilient plate.
 4. The holder as recited in claim 1, wherein the flanges vertically upwardly extend from the base for blocking the speaker.
 5. The holder as recited in claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing plate disposed in the backside of the restraining plate to improve the strength of the restraining plate.
 6. The holder as recited in claim 1, wherein the flanges are integrally formed with the blocking portion. 